Andrew Muir

Andrew Muir "has a Masters Degree in Environment and Development from the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg and has dedicated the past 18 years of his life to conservation and social change in South Africa. In 1989, Andrew was appointed the National Director of the Wilderness Leadership School (WILD’s close associate, and a registered educational environmental trust) and during this period he founded and initiated three national training and community based developmental programs. In 2000, Andrew joined the Wilderness Foundation as the Executive Director in South Africa and since then the WFSA has expanded to become a force nationally in the field of environmental advocacy; wild area and wilderness project management and experiential education projects. During 2001, he successfully directed the 7th World Wilderness Congress in Port Elizabeth, which brought together more than 700 delegates from 42 countries. Andrew is a Co-Founder and Trustee of Usiko Rites of Passage, Chairman of the Wilderness Leadership School Trust, Board Member of the WILD Foundation (USA), Associate of the Gaia Foundation (UK), Director of the Board of Open Africa Initiative and Member and Deputy Chairperson of the Eastern Cape Provincial Parks Board."


 * Executive Director, Wilderness Foundation (South Africa)
 * Trustee, Oliver Foundation
 * Director, WILD Foundation
 * Peace Parks Foundation: Funding